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A French F-2 Rafale fighter flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications. This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast until the end of July. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John M. Stratton/Released)

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A French F-2 Rafale fighter flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications. This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast until the end of July. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John M. Stratton/Released)

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Two French Rafale Jets perform launch and recovery operations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes)

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A French Navy Rafale jet launches from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during carrier launch and recovery qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes)

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A French Navy Rafale jet approaches the flight deck as it prepares to execute a touch and go on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes)

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A plane director assigned to Air Department's V-1 division guides a French Navy Rafale jet to one of the catapults on the flight deck aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes)